completion
noun
com·ple·tion
kəm-ˈplē-shən 
1
: the act or process of completing
his completion of graduate school
2
: the quality or state of being complete
Her second novel is near completion.
3
: a completed forward pass in football
Examples of completion in a Sentence
He will receive his degree upon completion of his studies.
The quarterback has 11 completions in 20 attempts for 80 yards.
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Certificate: Optional paid certificate, but completion alone is impressive
This CS50x course teaches computational thinking through C, Python, SQL, and JavaScript programming languages.
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Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
While there had been some trouble with energy and K-12 education, most of the budget deals were approaching completion.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 23 May 2025
The last person to run both races is Kurt Busch, who finished the Indy 500 in sixth in 2014, but engine failure in Charlotte cost him the completion of that race.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2025
The county announced the completion of the work on social media Thursday afternoon.
—Max Levy, Denver Post, 23 May 2025
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Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
While there had been some trouble with energy and K-12 education, most of the budget deals were approaching completion.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 23 May 2025
The last person to run both races is Kurt Busch, who finished the Indy 500 in sixth in 2014, but engine failure in Charlotte cost him the completion of that race.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2025
The county announced the completion of the work on social media Thursday afternoon.
—Max Levy, Denver Post, 23 May 2025
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“Completion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/completion. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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completion
noun
com·ple·tion
kəm-ˈplē-shən
: the act or process of completing : the state of being complete
a job near completion
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